A4-year-old child has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia. the parents are extremely distraught over the child's condition and the fact that the child has not wanted to eat anything for the past 2 days. which nursing approach would be most important to take to alleviate the high anxiety level of the parents? a) avoid telling the parents unnecessary facts regarding her prognosis.
b) tell the parents that their child is receiving the best care possible.
c) allow the parents to remain with the child as much as possible.
d) encourage the parents to return home and get some rest.

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis